Temporary Badges Discarded, Bring in Your Non-Parishable Food, Blind Fund Raising, George's Camera

Meeting on 9/14/11

IGNORING THE "POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE" OF THE MOMENT, 19 LIONS AND GUESTS GAVE UP TO A RENDITION OF OUR OLD FAVORITE, "AMERICA", ABLY LEAD BY LION LEE MORTON.

AFTER THAT ROUSING BEGINNING, THERE WAS A BRIEF DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER LION PRES. LOIS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED ON OUR "PAST PRESIDENT'S BOARD," AND AFTER SOME BRIEF DISCUSSION THE SUBJECT WAS SORT OF PUT "ON HOLD".

RISING TO THE OCCASION, OUR TWO MOST RECENT LIONS, KAREN LENYOUN & MAX MASON, PROCEEDED TO NAME EACH OF THE LIONS PRESENT, THEREBY EARNING A PERMANENT NAME BADGE TO REPLACE THEIR TEMPORARY RED BADGES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH!

NOW HEAR THIS!! WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE HOLIDAYS SO BRING IN YOUR NON PARISLHABLE FOOD TO INCLUDE WITH OUR DONATIONS - - OR IF YOU HAVE NONE TO DONATE, WE ALWAYS CAN USE $$$ IN THE FORM OF A $25 CHECK.

SO, HERE'S AN UPDATE FROM FINLAND. LION KIM TELLS US THAT HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEARM JUST KEEPS WINNING, THE LATEST TO SPAIN. SHE NOTED THAT THEY WERE ELATED THAT IT WASN'T SIBERIA. HA!!

FROM THE BLIND COMMUNITY CENTER, WE HEARD FROM LION LEE MORTON THEY WILL BE HAVING A BIG FUND RAISING DINNER COME SEPTEMBER 30. ONLY $10, AND OF COURSE WILL INCLUDE A RAFFLE FOR YOU GAMBLERS.

ON TO OUR DAY'S PROGRAM SPEAKER, MR. DAVID RIVERA OF THE GEORGE'S CAMERA BUSINESS, SPECIALIZING IN IMAGING, RENTALS, REPAIRS, DIGITAL & OF COURSE, SALES. DAVID BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION MANY INTERESTING DETAILS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS TYPES OF FILM AND THE MANY CAMERA VARIETIES, ALL THE WAY FROM THE OLD KODAK BOX (REMEMBER?) TO THE PRESENT DAY DIGITALS. GREAT PROGRAM, AND WE LEARNED A LOT.

NEXT WEEK, 9/14. PROGRAM BY JAY PORTER, OWNER OF THE LINKERY RESTAURANT. SOUND DULL?? WAIT TILL YOU HEAR WHAT HE WILL TELL US.

Tornado in Joplin, MO, White Cane Days, Team Parkinsons Support, Sunshine Care

I BELIEVE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WOULD NOT HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED HIS COMPOSITION, BUT 22 LIONS, PLUS GUEST, RAISED THEIR VOICES TO OPEN OUR MEETING WITH THE "STAR SPANGELED BANNER", ABLY LED BY LION LEE MORTON.

Meeting on 9/7/11

WE HAD THREE(3) GUESTS, INTRODUCED BY LIONS MAXWELL, RUSSELL & HORVITZ (POSSIBLE NEW MEMBERS??)

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS WERE VOCALLY PRODUCED TO HONOR LIONS MAXWELL & HORVITZ.

AND, OUR RETURNING SECRETARY, LION HASSELHORST, MADE A REPORT ON HIS RECENT CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, GIVING SOME SERIOUS DETAIL TO THE DEVASTATING TORNADO IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI AND WHAT THE THE LIONS THERE WERE DOING TO HELP.

WHITE CANE DAYS ARE COMING, AND OUR PRESIDENT, LOIS RENFRO, INFORMED US OF HER PLAN TO SET UP A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CARE OF THE DETAILS.

OUR OWN LION JOE SCHLOSS OF THE CHARITY COMMITTEE READ A CORRESPONDENCE FROM OUR FORMER MEMBER, DAN DRISCOLL, THANKING US FOR OUR DONATION TO "TEAM PARKINSONS", WHICH DAN, UNFORTUNATELY, IS A VICTIM OF. HIS TEAM HAS, THUS FAR, RAISED $73,000 FOR THE CURE, AND WE ALL WISH HIM WELL.

A VERY INTERESTING & INFORMATIVE PROGRAM TODAY WAS PRESENTED BY SAM STELLETELLO, CEO AND DIRECTOR OF "SUNSHINE CARE", A UNIQUE ALTERNATIVE FOR ASSISTED LIVING FOR THOSE PRIMARILY WITH DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMERS. SAM PRESENTED AN OVERVIEW OF THE FACILITIES, LOCATED ON A 32 ACRE CAMPUS IN POWAY. HE ALSO SHOWED AN ON-SCREEN PROJECTION OF THEIR FACILITIES. AND A BIG THANK YOU GOES TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER, LION MAX, FOR ARRANGING THIS PROGRAM.

AND DID YOU KNOW?? 1917 WAS OUR BEGINNING WHEN CHICAGO BUSINESS LEADER MELVIN JONES SET OUT WITH A GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN TO WORK TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES, LEADING TO THE FOUNDING OF WHAT IS NOW "LIONS INTERNATIONAL".

A Newly Renovated Center for the Blind

SIGHT FIRST - EAT SECOND.

OUR REGULAR MEETING TOOK PLACE AT THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND, WHERE WE WERE NOT ONLY TREATED TO A GREAT MEAL, BUT A TOUR OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED CENTER, ALL ABLY ASSISTED & DESCRIBED BY OUR OWN P.P. LION KIM GIBBENS, WHO IS ALSO THE CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AND, OF COURSE, PHOTOS GIVE A BETTER VIEW OF THE "ACTION", SO HERE ARE A FEW.

AND DID YOU KNOW?? IN 1925 (THE YEAR BEFORE OUR CLUB CHARTER), HELEN KELLER ADDRESSED THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN CEDAR POINT, OHIO AND CHALLENGED LIONS TO BECOME "KNIGHTS OF THE BLIND" IN THE CRUSADE AGAINST DARKNESS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO AID THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

F.Y.I. PROGRAM SPEAKER FOR SEPTEMBER 7TH WILL BE MR. SAM STELLETELLO, CEO AND DIRECTOR OF SUNSHINE CARE. A UNIQUE ALTERNATIVE FOR ASSISTED LIVING.

ALSO, YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS AT 11 AM 9/7/11.

WWII Vets Still Kicking, Cabinet Meeting Update, Splash Wine Lounge

Meeting held on 8/24/2011

OF COURSE, WE KNEW IT ALL ALONG, BUT LION MORTON LEAD ALL 19 OF US, PLUS GUEST, IN A SORT OF ROBUST VERSION OF "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL".

THEN A COUPLE OF OLD WWII VETS, LIONS ROBBINS & RUSSELL, PRODUCED A COUPLE OF HAPPY $$, PROCLAIMING OUR VICTORY OF "JUST BEING HERE".

LION HANNUM GAVE AN UPDATED REPORT ON THE HAPPENINGS AT OUR RECENT CABINET MEETING, INCLUDING 4 CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR.

"SPLASH" - OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY WAS TRACI SMITH. TRACI LED US DOWN THE GRAPE VINEYARDS, INFORMING US ALONG THE WAY OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF WINES AVAILABLE AND DECSRIBING HER "UNIQUE" WINE LOUNGE, "SPLASH," LOCATED AT 3043 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WHERE THE MOTTO IS "TASTE - EXPERIENCE & RELAX". TRACI ALSO EXPOUNDED ON PLANS TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE AREA. AND THE BEST PART OF THE PRESENTATION WAS A WIND UP "WINE TASTING" OF THE VARIOUS WINES. HOPE YOU HAD A DESIGNATED DRIVER. 

NOW DON'T FORGET, OUR MEETING THIS WEEK, 8/31 WILL BE AT THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND ON EL CAJON BLVD.

New Members! "Special Delivery San Diego", Membership Committee Survey, & Leapin' Lizards

Meeting on August 17th, 2011

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENED OUR MEETING TODAY, LEAD BY ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, LION MAX MASON.

LION TAMER, VERNETTA, THEN MADE THE POSITIVE SUGGESTION THAT OUR PROSPECTIVE MEMBER GUESTS BE PROVIDED WITH THREE (3) MEALS, AS A POSITIVE GESTURE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NORTH PARK LIONS.

AND, ON AN EVEN POSITIVER NOTE, OUR 2 NEWEST MEMBERS, LIONS KAREN & MAX INTRODUCED THEIR TWO VISITING GUESTS. THEN, THE REST OF US WERE "INVITED" TO PAY A $ FINE FOR NOT BRINGING A GUEST.

OUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MET, & AMONG OTHER IDEAS, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING YOUR THOUGHTS TO BETTER OUR CLUB ORGANIZATION & MEMBERSHIP IDEAS. PLEASE RETURN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OUR CHARITY EMERITUS CHAIR, LION JOE SCHLOSS, TOOK TO THE FLOOR TO READ A LETTER FROM THE "SPECIAL DELIVERY SAN DIEGO ORGANIZATION," THANKING US FOR OUR DONATION OF $500. THEY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR IN PROVIDING HOT MEALS TO THEIR MANY CLIENTS.

"LEAPIN' LIZARDS !! ", AS LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE WOULD SAY. BUT, TODAY WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NO "LEAPIN' LIZARDS" IN MADAGASCAR, WHEN OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER, TIM TUSA, INTRODUCED US TO THE WORLD OF MADAGASCAR LIZARDS. THERE ARE OVER 161 SPECIES OF LIZARDS THERE AND MANY CAN CHANGE COLORS AS NEEDED AND HAVE STICKY TONGUES FOR GRASPING FOOD. THEY ARE EGG BARING, WITH EGGS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A TIC-TAC. LIZARDS ARE TIM'S HOBBY, AND WHETHER YOU LIKE OR DISLIKE LIZARDS, THIS WAS A VERY INTERESTING & INFORMATIVE  PROGRAM.

SO MARK YOUR CALENDAR;  AUGUST 31, OUR CLUB WILL MEET AT THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND. C  --  U THERE.

Annual Picnic Breakfast

08/13/2011

WELL NOW - THIS IS KNOTT MY USUAL BLOG, BUT IF YOU MISSED OUR ANNUAL COOKOUT BREAKFAST AT THE LA MESA AZTEC PARK, YOU KNOTT ONLY MISSED A GREAT OUTING, BUT DID KNOTT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A GREAT BREAKFAST WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. WHY ALL THE "KNOTTS" ? SIMPLY BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PICNIC CENTERED AROUND THE EFFORTS OF OUR TWO VERY POPULAR KNOTTS. LION DR. KNOTT SHOWED UP WITH HIS PICKUP TRUCK LOADED WITH "EVERYTHING, BUT THE KITCHEN SINK" (DON'T THINK HE HAD THE SPACE LEFT), THEN HIS SON, LION JIM KNOTT, PROCEEDED TO PREPARE A GREAT BREAKFAST OF EGGS, FRUIT, ASSORTED ROLLS, ETC; EVEN EXPERIMENTED WITH CHLOCATE CHIP PANCAKES. BUT, BREAKFAST ASIDE, THERE WERE MANY GAMES. LION COUGHLIN EVEN STRUNG UP A LION OF T-SHIRTS, WHICH MANY OF US THOUGHT WAS HIS LAUNDRY.

ALL IN ALL, A GREAT FAMILY OUTING FOR OUR NORTH PARK LIONS, FAMILIES & GUESTS.

New Members, Court Patton and Membership Pamphlets, Cabinet/Membership Meeting

Meeting held on July 27, 2011

OF COURSE, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SINGING ABOUT "SAN DIEGO, THE
BEAUTIFUL," BUT 20 LIONS AND GUESTS ROSE TO "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL," WITH LION MORTON LEADING.

LION LEARN THEN CALLED ON COURT PATTON, TO PRESENT HIM WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION IN RECOGNITION OF HIS TALENT & HARD WORK IN PUTTING TOGETHER OUR MEMBERSHIP PAMPHLETS.

LION BIG JIM KNOTT ALSO BROUGHT US UP TO DATE ON THE COMIC CON CONVENTION, IN WHICH HE WAS A PARTICIPANT & CONTRIBUTOR.

AND, MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR UPCOMING "BREAKFAST IN THE PARK," WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 13, BEGINNING AROUND 9 AM AT THE AZTEC PARK IN LA MESA.

ALSO, OUR FIRST CABINET & MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, AT THE EL CAJON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, 189 ROANOKE, E.C.

OF COURSE, THE ONE AND ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT OF OUR MEETING IS WHEN WE INDUCT NEW MEMBERS, AND TODAY WAS NO EXCEPTION, AS PDG LION SCHUETZ WELCOMED INTO OUR MIDST LIONS KAEN LENJOUN & MAX MASON, SPONSORED BY LION VERNETTA.

ALOHA! LION CARMELLINO. OUR PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, VACATIONING IN HAWAII.

AND FINALLY. YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, 8/3.